peranakan
See also: Peranakan
Central Melanau edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
peranakan
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
peranakan m (plural peranakans, diminutive peranakantje n)
- a person of Chinese ethnicity who is born in the country (notably Indonesia, the former Dutch East Indies), not immigrated
References edit
- M. J. Koenen & J. Endepols, Verklarend Handwoordenboek der Nederlandse Taal (tevens Vreemde-woordentolk), Groningen, Wolters-Noordhoff, 1969 (26th edition) [Dutch dictionary in Dutch]
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
anak + per- -an, from Malay peranakan.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pêranakan (first-person possessive peranakanku, second-person possessive peranakanmu, third-person possessive peranakannya)
- womb, uterus
- descendant:
- Synonym: keturunan
Further reading edit
- “peranakan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
peranakan (Jawi spelling ڤرانقن, plural peranakan-peranakan, informal 1st possessive peranakanku, 2nd possessive peranakanmu, 3rd possessive peranakannya)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “peranakan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.